Introduction: The minor summer heat is coming. Eat "2 melons and 2 vegetables" regularly to cool down and reduce dryness. This will keep you healthy and full of energy to spend the summer.
Time flies so fast. It's July in a blink of an eye. In a few days, it will be minor summer heat. Xiaoshu is the eleventh solar term of the twenty-four solar terms. The arrival of Xiaoshu means that midsummer has officially begun. From Xiaoshu, the weather will only get hotter and hotter.
Therefore, we should also pay more attention to our diet and eat more foods that can relieve heat and reduce dryness, so that the body can better adapt to the hot summer. Today I would like to recommend "2 melons and 2 vegetables" to you. You can often make it for your family when the mild summer heat comes.
"2 melons"
1. Cucumber
Recommended recipe: [Cucumber mixed with pig ears]
Specific method:
. A piece of braised pig ears , cut into slices diagonally. After washing the cucumber, cut it into slices diagonally, put it in a bowl, add an appropriate amount of salt, and marinate it for twenty minutes. The pickled cucumber will be more flavorful, but the texture will not be as crisp, so it depends on your own taste to decide whether to pickle the cucumber or not. .
. Put the pickled cucumbers and pig ears into a plate, add minced garlic, light soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, and sesame oil, and stir evenly. Because the pig ears have been braised and the cucumbers have been pickled, there is no need to add salt.
2. Luffa
Recommended recipe: [ Luffa fried eggs ]
Specific method:
. Cut off both ends of the loofah, peel off the skin, and cut into long strips with a knife. Crack two eggs into a bowl, use chopsticks to quickly stir them into egg liquid, and sprinkle some salt to add flavor. Cut the red pepper into small pieces and mince the ginger and garlic.
. Pour cooking oil into the pot. After the oil is hot, pour the egg liquid into the pot, stir-fry until the eggs are broken into pieces, stir-fry and set aside. Pour a little more cooking oil into the pot. When the oil temperature is 70% hot, pour the minced ginger, minced garlic and chili pepper into the pot and stir-fry until fragrant. Then add the loofah and stir-fry until the loofah is broken. Add the chopped eggs and water starch. After stir-frying for a while, sprinkle some salt and chicken essence to taste and serve.
"2 dishes"
1. Lotus root
Recommended recipe: [Sauteed lotus root]
Specific method:
. Select two sections of tender lotus root, scrape off the skin, clean and cut into thin slices. Put the cut lotus root immediately into water. Soak in a basin to prevent the lotus roots from oxidizing and turning black.
. Boil water in a pot and add a spoonful of white vinegar to the water. After the water boils, take the lotus roots out of the basin and pour them into the pot. Blanch them until they are raw, then take them out and drain them. Blanched lotus roots become crispier when fried. Adding white vinegar to the water can make the fried lotus roots whiter and more appetizing.
3. After the wok is heated, pour an appropriate amount of cooking oil. After the oil is hot, pour the minced garlic and shredded ginger into the pot and saute until fragrant. Then pour the drained lotus root into the pot, add an appropriate amount of salt, white sugar, and white vinegar, and stir. Stir well and serve. Finally, sprinkle with chopped green onions for decoration. The lotus roots have already been blanched, so you don’t need to fry them for too long.
2. Lettuce
Recommended recipe: [Fried Lettuce with Meat]
Specific method:
. Peel off the skin of a lettuce, wash it and cut it into thin strips, put it in a basin, add a spoonful of salt, stir well and soak for 5 minutes. Remove and drain. Lettuce soaked in light salt water will be more crispy and tender after frying. Wash a piece of pork, cut it into thin strips, put it into a bowl, add cooking wine, starch, salt, ginger slices, and light soy sauce, mix well with your hands, and marinate for about fifteen minutes.
. Heat the wok and add cooking oil. After the oil is hot, add the shredded pork to the wok and stir-fry until the meat changes color, then take it out. Add a little cooking oil to the pot. When the oil is hot, add the minced garlic and chili peppers to the pot. Stir-fry until fragrant. Pour the drained lettuce shreds into the pot. Stir-fry for a while. Add the shredded pork and sprinkle a little salt. and chicken essence, stir-fry evenly, pour a little water starch to thicken it, and finally use high heat to reduce the juice, and it is ready to serve.
Slight summer heat is coming. When the weather is getting hotter and hotter, remember to cook more of these "2 melons and 2 vegetables" for your family to relieve the heat and reduce dryness, and spend this hot summer with more energy.
